#Rivers_River_Deltas_Canals
Luni river It
originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and
ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
It is first known as
Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh,
it meets its tributary Saraswati, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.
The Luni is also known as the
Lavanavari or Lavanavati, which means "
salt river" in Sanskrit, due
high salinity of its water. Tributaries :
Its major tributaries are the Sukri, Mithri River, Bandi, Khari, Jawai, Guhiya and Sagi from the left, and the Jojari from the right.
The
dams in Luni river are:
Dantiwada damSipu damJaswant Sagar Dam - built in 1892 by Maharaja Jaswant Singh.It is
one of the largest artificial lakes in India.Join
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